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PASTEUR'S WORK.

One of the Most Beneficial Discoveries
Made by the Great French Scientist.
Pasteur's next work was to demon
strate that spontaneous generation was
q myth; and he then discovered the
germ which caused so much havoc
among the silk-worms of France and
other countries. He demonstrated that
the disease among the silk-worms was
contagious, and gave practical direc-
tons for its prevention, which restored
the silk industry to Europe. This work
led him to the great work of his life
the development of the theory of the
parasitic origin of communicable dis
eases; and in this effort he took up the
disease known as anthrax or splenic
fever, which was decimating the focks
of all Europe. He put drop Of splenic-
fever blood into sterilized yeast water;
in few hours it swarmed with
myriads Of bacteria. A drop of
the first cultivation he put into
a second flask containing the same kind
of liquid and the bacteria multiplied
as before.
The process he repeated fifteen or
twenty times, and by this means freed
the initial drop of blood from any sub
stance it might have carried with it.
And now, if drop of this last culti-
walton is injected under the skin of
rabbit or sheep, the animal dies with
all the symptoms of idiopathic splenic
fever. Pasteur had studied vaccina-
ton, and he now undertook to "vacci-
nate for protection Of animals against
splenic fever. Before the close of the
year 1881 Pasteur had "vaccinated"
33, 946 animals. In 1882 the number
amounted to 399, 1O2, including 1900
oxen and 2, 900 horses. In 1883 100, 900
were added to the list. In 1881 it was
the common practice of farmers to
"vaccinate" one half of their herd and
leave the remaining half unprotected.
1t was found at the close of the year
that the loss in protected sheep was
ten times less than in the unprotected,
being l to TAO as against in 70. In
cows and oxen it was fourteen times
iacc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
HE HIT THEM AGAIN.

The Presidents "Sense of Humor" in
Again Nominating Negro for Register
OF Deeds of the District of Columbia.
With the laudable purpose of finding
colored man worthy of succeeding
Fred Douglass as Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia, President
Cleveland has now nominated James
Monroe Trotter, of Massachusetts,, for
the place Mr.. Trotter is colored
Democrat, and once lost lucrative
position in the Boston post-otfice for
his Inability to see political questions
through the same eyes as his distin-
guished Republican Civil-Service reform
associates did. In addition to this he
was soldier during the war and has
since gained some fame and money as
an author. Highly recommended by
the Democrats and Mugwumps of Bos-
ton, he will enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the office under very
tiattering circumstances.
How he will fare in the Senate is not
yet known. Matthews. his Immediate
predecessor, also a negro, was twice
rejected in that body because of his
color. AS James Monroe Trotter is, if
any thing, a little blacker than
Matthews, the chances are that he, too,
will go by the board. People who as
sert that Mr.. Cleveland is dull and
heavy, without proper appreciation
of humor, will be compelled to modify
their judgment in view of developments
relating to the selection of successor
to Douglass. He not only has keen
sense of humor, but he manifests an
intimate knowledge of practical poll
tics which will have to be acknowL
edged. When he came into office
he had the cry ringing in his ears that
the Democrats would ignore the negro
and perhaps re-enslave him. He looked
around to see what the Republicans had
done in the way of giving the black
man offices, and he found one man,
not very highly colored, either, in
place, and he concluded that he would
at least do as well. With the expra-
ton of Douglass term he appointed
Matthews. When he was rejected by
the Republican Senate he reappointed
him, under the impression that posi-
bly, the Senate had made mistake,
and when he was again rejected he Sc
lected Massachusetts negro of cult
ure, undoubted loyalty and unques-
toned Democracy. 1t certainly is not
the Democratic President who is stand
ing in the way of the black man.
Chic000 Herald
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MORGANATlC UNIONS.
An Unnatural Restriction Recognized
Among tho Scions OF Royalty.

An Unnatural Restriction Recognized
Among the Scions OF Royalty.
For centuries past the rule rigidly
enforced by successive crowned heads
Of Europe has been that members Of
their families shall not marry out of a
certain boundary-that is, shall always
marry members of their own or few
other royal families. If ever Prince
or Princess, yielding to the natural in
fluence of affection, should marry out
of this select circle, such union is not
recognized by any of the exclusively
.illustrious' persons who belong to it.
The, marriage may be solemnized
in the most regular manner
by duly qualified clergyman, but the
etiquette of royalty declares that it is
null and void from first to last, and
that it's fruits shall be illegitimate. So
much recognized is this exclusive and
unnatural restriction, that all such
marriages are called morganatic, a
Germanized term, derived from NOR
gen, morning, and gifu, gift, abiding
to a dowry which used to be paid the
morning after marriage, when this
dowry was given and received in lieu
Of all other dowry, and also of rights of
Inheritance that might fall to the issue
of such marriages. Sometimes it is
called left-handed marriage, proba-
bly, because it was believed that tho
royal parsonage contractingit gave the
golden ring to the bride with the left
hand, and not, as in all other cases.
with the right. Any person not OF
blood-royal, who contracts such mar
rage, knows, beforehand. that he or
she is not publicly recognized as hns-
band and wife, and that the children
from such marriage can neither enjoy
the rank nor inherit the possessions OF
the superior party.-Boston Budget.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
PITH AND POINT.

There is no law to prevent man 9
making fool of himself. If there
was, some men would be at loss to
pass the time st. Adams Messenger.
A lady, in speaking Of recent
failure, remarked. quite innccently,
that Brown had given up his pew in
church, but not his horses and carriage.
-Harper's Bazaar.
He Oenderly): And what do you
think of the engagement ring sent
you. Gertie? She (delightedly): Oh
it is beautiful-in fact, the handsonnest
one ever had given metz
X street girl to her brother-I say,
Harry, the girls on Sixteenth street
have organized Thought Club"
Harry. Thought Club" ehP Think
ing about whether they'll catch hus-
band this season or have to wait over
another year Washington Critic.
-Epitaph on a Kitchen Girl
Departed from this world of strife
To regions pleasant and serene:
The last scene Of this maiden's Life
Was kerosene.
Boston Cour1er.
"A self-swinging mop is one of the
latest inventions. BY and by mops
will be intelligent enough to heat water
and go through the whole ceremony
without the help of the hired girl. This
will give the girl one more afternoon
out (making eight in ally every week.
st Adams Messenger.
-"How do you like your new posi-
tion?" inquired a travelling man of q
friend. 20, first rate your en-
ployer treats you well, does hep''
Eyes, indeed. He has already given
me raise" ''What, so soonp When
was itp'' ''Last Sunday night, when
called on his daughter. ''-Merchant
Traveller.
Young Cammy with tremendous
idea of his conversational powers)-
My mother will be down in a few
moments, Miss Keene. Cawn't Ienter-
tain you until she comes? Miss Keen e.
How good of you, Mr.. Clammy. Will
you be kind enough to watch my coach
man out of the window and see that he
keeps his cape buttoned up tightly?
The poor fellow is so delicate, you
know.-Iid-Biss
Said the saleslady at the hair store:
"Women are funny things. When they
come to purchase false hair it Is never
for themselves. 1t is invariably for
friend. Then they take out lock of
hair as a sample for matching. Right
from their own heads, of course. They
can't fool me; I've seen too many of
'em." This is what the saleslady said
Of course we don't believe word of it.
Boston Transcript
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feeling mechanically in his pockets tor
his pipe-which he discovered, q mo-
ment later, to be on the deck, in pos
session of Bounce. who was gravely
dragging it away to the Unreasonable
delight of Polly-''an' you've gone
through the responsibilities, an
dangers, an typhoons - an things
gently" he rather hazily concluded,
as he recovered his pipe from Bounce,
you'll realize that what Solomon says
about truth being stranger'n fiction is
jest about as he's put it,
but I-I-don't think I want to be
sailor" faltered Tad, with downcast
eyes.
''What-not want to be salye1
bold, and pillow the ragin' MAN," ex-
claimed the Captain with look of I'M
utterable amazement.
"No, SIR" family replied Tad. And
as he thus spoke, he hung his head so
far one side that the big fur cap fell
off, and was Immediately seized by
Bounce, who began to worry it, evil
IDENTIFY regarding it as some new spe-
cies of the feline race, until, in the
fervor of his attack, he fell into it bod
pressive of extreme fear.
1t was some time before the Captain
recovered from the shock Occasioned
by Tad's reply. That likely boy
should prefer a prosaic existence
ashore, who had once tasted the pleas
urable excitement of "a life on the
ocean wave" passed his simple COM
prehension. But gradually yielding to
Polly's artful arguments, Captain
Flagg's brow began to clear.
"All right, my lad," he said, quite
cheerfully. Il own I'm a bit struck
aback, but, seeing you don't take
nat rally to sailorizin', there's no press
gangs nowadays to force you into
goin' against your will. Only" re-
marked Captain Flagg, fitting back his
oil-skin hat, and scratching his head
reflectively, II don't just know what
to do with you, now you've changed
your mind"
Il known suddenly exclaimed
Polly, clapping her hands.
"Weu?" asked her father, interroga-
lively.
"We'll find him chance on y farm
when we get to Bixport," returned
Polly, confidently. You'd like farm
ing-wouldn you, Tad?"
Tad nodded with growing enthusi-
asm. He knew that farming had some
thing to do with new milk and fresh
luttar ,DJ J,.iyipr horses Nhatavor
it was, it would be far preferable to go
ing to sea. And so it was pretty def
nitely settled that Tad should be a
farmer, provided he be able, through
the Captains influence, to find a situa-
ton.
When Tad came on deck at sunrise
the following morning, sleepily rubbing
his eyes, he rubbed them still harder,
and, moreover, gave his elbow sly
pinch to make sure that he was fully
awake as he saw the strange transform
alton that had taken place in his sur
roundings of the previous night.
For 10! in place of the far-reaching
sea, green fields, alternating with for
ests of oak or pine, sloped down on
either hand to the edge of a broad riv-
er as smooth and clear as glass on
whose upmoving tide the 'Mary j."
was slowly drifting.
Wh-y-y,' exclaimed Tad, staring
about him in glad surprise, ''where is
this, anyway"
This is down East Tad" laughed
Polly, enjoying his look of perplexity.
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Manning's Retirement.

Manning's retirement from the Cabi-
net furnishes material for great deal
of newspaper gossip, and great deal
of gossip among politicians. A great
many reasons are assigned for his re-
tirement, but probably the real
reason is the one that has been given
the most publicity-his ambitions to
enter the banking business in New York
City. There is no ground for assign
ing his withdrawal from public life to
any disagreements with the Presidents
There is every reason to believe that
his personal, political and official re-
lations with Cleveland have been
amicable and quite harmonious since
he has been Cabinet officer. That
he resigned to engage in more active
politics, to secure for himself, if posi-
BILE, the nomination for Presi-
dent in 1888, is not in keeping
with his future shrewd political
management If, as has been sug-
gested, Cleveland will not be a candi-
date in 1888. and Manning really de-
sires to be, he would not go into Wall
street to clay pipe" for Presidential
support. If he is a candidate and
Cleveland is not, he would certainly
return to Albany from Washington, in
stead of going to New York. AS a
Cabinet Minister Manning has been
very popular; has had added many
laurels to his name in the two years
last past. II the convention which will
nominate the next President was to be
held the present year, instead of year
hence, Manning could be nominal ed
and elected. If he goes into Wall
street, he can not only not secure the
nomination for President, but he will
not want it Manning is too good a
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.Bixport's right ahead there,
where you see the meetin' house
steeple over the tree-tops, yonder,'
said Captain Flagg. pointing ahead,
'and I can tell you, Tad, when a mans
ben facin' the dangers of the bolster
Gus ocean as we sailors has to, the
words of the poet Shakespeare:
"Home agin-home ag'in,
From q furrin shore,
And oh, it fills my soul with Joy
To see my fren's once more"
goes to the right spot"
Tad respectfully replied that he was
sure they must, and, at the same time,
gave little involuntary sigh as he re-
membered his own homeless condition.
but, may be, 1 can get a chance with
a real clever man, and, if ~ smart,
save up my money, and SOME day buy
a little house of my own" thought Tad,
who had rather hopeful disposition.
And so, with the same interest that he
had given to the sights on the great
deep, Tad watched the to him almost
equally novel scenes on the shores
which they were passing-scenest that,
though perfectly familiar, were hailed
with the enthusiasm of voyagers re-
turning from at least a three years
cruise, by the entire ships company.
John Doty's got the same old
whiteface COW" Che pronounced it
kaow) "he had when he went away;
he talked of swappin' with Ozias Nas'n,
one SPELL" said Eph, as the schooner,
drifting slowly with the tide, was borne
within cables length of the Shore,
where number of cows were brows-
ing on the short pasture-grass, which
grew down within few feet of high
water mark.
"Square Halls had the line fence
'twixt him and old Burton white
washed, see," Captain Flagg OBJ
served, as he stood with his eagle eye
glancing shoreward through the can
vas-covered telescope.
And as the MARY J." very deliber-
ately rounded densely wooded point,
aided by light breeze which had be-
gun to fill the schooner's sails, and the
town of Bixport appeared in full view,
even Polly recognized with rapture that
the roof of the school-house had been
newly shingled.
lTo BE CONTINUED
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They tell a story of Joseph II

They tell a story of Joseph II.
Choate that at woman's association
charitable anniversary at Chick
ering Hall some years ago, sew
eral of the speakers failed to come to
time, and he was called to the plat
form to help out without any prepare
ton. Il don't know anything about
this except that tbs good thing, but !
am going to talk to you for two hours
and half, )" he said. Never was an au-
dience better entertained y
Tribune.
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politician to suppose that Wall s:rret
banker could be nominated and elected
President of the United States. Not
that such a man is worse than other
men merely because he is banker,
but because popular prejudice could be
too readily appealed to, and with eject,
say that Manning is not Presidential
candidate.-Des Moines Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
-Cleyeland's Administration h

-Cleveland's Administration has
given the country the benefit OF hon
esty and economy. His integrity and
sincerity have never been questioned.
The laws have been faithfully executed;
the revenue collected with diligence;
expenses of the Government have been
reduced; foreign affairs have been con-
Quoted with conservatism and dignity.
In fact, Grover Cleveland Administers
ton has fulfilled every promise. Coo
ernor Hill.
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IN ArrAcK OF sEAsICKNEss.

AN ATTACK OF sEAsICKNEss.
c,~Sled into the very centre OF Dig
coil of rope, where he hudd.ed down as
in a bio bird grooming and sigh
mo and occasionally family calling
upon some one to cast MN ,n.o .ne
Ssnths as the sea. Captain Flagg was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17

--Ex-Governor Hoadly is going
to New York The Ohio club gave him
a reception, and in his farewell speech
he paid this tribute to Cleveland: Il
am about to leave Ohio. l am going
to New York. I'm going to be DEM
ocrat in New York, though whether
with the country Democracy or
Tammany, I don't know. But the
first chance I get I'm going to vote the
Democratic ticket, because there is no
temptation whatever to vote otherwise
at this time We have at the head of
our Government one of the bravest,
truest and best men that ever sat in the
executive chair. [Tumultnous APP
plause.1 There is no office in the land
to which l aspire, but above every
thing I would like to be a delegate to
the next National Democratic conven-
ton to vote for the denomination of
Grover Cleveland. [Uproarious APP
plause.7 If ever there was President
in the annals of history that has faith
fully and persistently done his duty
under the most difficult and trying cir
cumstanees, Grover Cleveland is that
man."
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CHAPTER Iv.-CoNT1suEp.

copyrighted, 1886, by d. Lothrop Dc Co., and
Published by Special Arrangement
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-17
Why Did Sherman Resign2

There does not seem to have been any
special reason for Senator Sherman to
resign the Presidency pro tempore of
the Senate, as he did the other day. I'M
less it was to give some other Senator
chance to have $3.50 per month add
ed to his salary during his service as
President pro tempore. Under the old
law relating to the Presidential success
sion, the President pro tempore of the
Senate would have been temporarily
President in the event of the death,
resignation or inability of both President
and president. When that law was
in existence it was wise and proper pre-
caution to have President pro tempore
whose term bridged the intervening
time between the expiration of one Con-
gress and the reassembling of
another. If it had remained on
the statute books there would be
some good reason for the retire
ment of Senator Sherman from
the Presidency pro tem.-as his pres
ent term as Senator expires on the
4th of March, and his Presidency would
expire with it, although he has been
reelected to the Senate-to give an
opportunity to the Senate to elect a
Senator whose term did not close with
this Congress. But under the Presi
Dental Succession law, as it now
stands, the President pro tempore of
the Senate is wholly out of the line, and
it would therefore make no difference
to the country if there was no such Of
ficer during the recess of the Senate.
Nor would it make any difference with
the Senate, for at the regular session,
or at a special session if one were
called, the work of choosing a presid-
ing of1icer-a President pro tempore-
would require, only a moments time.
The President pro tempore of the Sem
ate, however. receives $4,000 per year,
while other Senators receive but IS, 900,
and this is the only reason there is now
for taking care to have such an officer
during the recess of Congress. Detroit
Free Press.
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Adventures Of TAD.
OR THE
HAPS AND AISHAPS OF LOST SACHEL.
A Story for Young and Old.

BY FRANK H. CONVERSE,
AUTHOR OF PEPPER ADAMS" BLOWN OUT
TO SEA-" paul GRAFTON" ETC.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25
lrOhiBil ION Advocate.

During the campaign the ADvo-
CATE has gained the high apprecia-
ton of its readers throughout the
State as the ablcst, fairest, and most
conservative prohibition i.aper pub
lished in the State lis publishers
are gratifed at this expression of
appreciation and encouraged to re-
double their energies in the work;
and if our friends will still give us
their support, we will promise to
give them paper that all Texas will
be proud of as a conservator of the
morals and public virtues of our peo-
pie, and the friend of law and order.
We have enlarged from folio ID an
eight page paper, but still retain our
former price, Sl.00 per year. We
want an active agent in every neigh
borhood and county in the State to
whom we will give liberal commits
sion. If you wish to become an
agent for .he paper in your commun-
ity, send us your address and we will
send you an outfit. Every subscrib
er of the paper that will send us five
names and five dollars will receive
credit for one year on his subscrip-
ton. Every person that will send
us ten yearly subscribers will receive
the paper for one year and DIR. Gus
tafson's celebrated book 'The Foun-
dation of Death" This book gives
a complete history of acohol in all of
its forms as well as its use and effects
in the different countries of the
world. Every family ought to have
it in their library, and it ought
to be read by every young man and
Dung woman in the whole country.
1t is neatly bound and worth 5000.
Every one that will try can get the
ten subscribers in few hours time.
Who will be the first TO try?
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PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
The Dry Ticket Elected
After an Active
Canvass,
The Scenes mt the Polls ut the
Special Election of Rather
an Unusual Nature.
Enthusiasm Over the Result
fGlobe- Demt NJ !

lN'''HN ''N''ANr w
Ar s>ws, GA, july 10.--The
pfoti3..ia election in Rome yes
terday, which resulted in an over.
whelming victory for the dry
ticket, has settled the question
that the remaining fourteen coun-
ties in which whisky is sold must
go dry, and that before six months
Georgia will be as absolutely dry
as Maine. Rome is city of 70
600 inhabitants, situated in Floyd,
the most populous white county n
the State. For more than forty
days the contest has ragcG, grow
ing fiercer as the day Of election
approached.
Two years ago last February, an
election was held, resulting in a
victory for the "wet" ticket by
several hundred majority. 1t was
felt. however, at that time and ever
since, that the result was not fair
expression of the peoples will.
The election had been called by
the liquor men in midwinter.
There was no registration law. 1t
was thought that many illegal
votes were cast, and a great bar
becue given by the saloon people
on election day attracted hundreds
of negroes to Rome. Hence, when
the Rev. Sam Jones' revival oc-
Cured. about two months ago, it
was but natural that the question
should again become prominent.
1t was felt that this question
should be fairly submitted to the
people on its merits, especially as
in the meantime the great contest
had been fought and won in At
lanta, and the danger of fraud was
greatly lessened by The registra-
ton law now in force. Sol ust be-
fore the close of the revival con-
ference of ministers from all parts
of the country was held, and it was
resolved to preach, pray and work
for prohibition. Petitions were